There are 8 ways to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick by train, plane, bus, or ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
best- Take the train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lerwick (LSI)plane MAN - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
8h 23mBus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Union Square Bus Stationbus Ukn11
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
27h 23m£59–114Train, ferry
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Aberdeentrain Plymouth - Aberdeen / ...
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
22h 48m£193–573Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Lerwick (LSI)plane BHX - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
7h 51mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane EDI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
9h 4mTrain to Norwich International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Lerwick (LSI)plane NWI - LSI
- Take the bus from Terminal to Harrison Squarebus
14h 53mTrain, ferry via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
23h 26m£174–579Train, ferry via Northallerton
- Take the train from Chesterfield to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Northallertontrain
- Take the train from Northallerton to Aberdeentrain
- Take the ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
25h 13m£179–333
Chesterfield to Lerwick by train, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick is to bus and ferry which costs £55 - £120 and takes 27h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick is to train and ferry which takes 22h 48m and costs £190 - £600.
The distance between Chesterfield and Lerwick is 547 miles.
The best way to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick without a car is to train and ferry which takes 22h 48m and costs £190 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 23m to get from Chesterfield to Lerwick, including transfers.
There are 85+ hotels available in Lerwick.
What companies run services between Chesterfield, England and Lerwick, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Chesterfield to Lerwick. However, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Lerwick (LSI), walk to Terminal, then take the bus to Harrison Square. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chesterfield to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal via Aberdeen and Aberdeen Ferry Terminal in around 22h 48m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–490
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £160–390
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–390
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Lerwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–550
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lerwick via Kirkwall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–390
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Lerwick via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–1,500
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Chesterfield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £18–28
Train from Chesterfield to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £50–85
Train from Chesterfield to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £160–550
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £160–240
- 1st Class
- £380–550
Train from Chesterfield to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £60–85
Train from Chesterfield to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–360
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £110–170
- 1st Class
- £260–360
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £60–90
- 1st Class
- £120–170
Train from Chesterfield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–45
- 1st Class
- £50–75
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–110
Train from Northallerton to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–180
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £130–180
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £250–290
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chesterfield to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £9–12
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Northallerton
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14–21
- 1st Class
- £29–35
- Phone
- +44 1950477384
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- https://www.traveline.info/
- Phone
- 01957766766
- office@rrobertsonandson.com
- Website
- rrobertsonandson.com
Bus from Terminal to Harrison Square
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://www.rrobertsonandson.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Aberdeen Ferry Terminal to Lerwick Shetland Holmsgarth Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- £26–35
- Peak
- £40–55
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